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Why Collaboration Matters in Private Markets Investing

Information is key to making smart investing decisions. The more data an investment manager has, the better their ability to evaluate investment opportunities. For public market investment managers, there are many sources of information available. However, when it comes to private markets, data and information are harder to come by. Private market managers often need to rely on their relationships and market insights to help inform their decision-making.

This makes timely and accurate information even more essential when investing in private equity, private credit or private real assets. Given the value—and scarcity—of information, collaboration across asset classes is an important way that private markets managers can enhance their investment process.

The power of collaboration

When private markets investment managers are looking for opportunities, collaboration broadens their choices and helps them create value in three critical ways:
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Superior idea generation and sourcing

A private markets manager who sees the big picture is better positioned to identify attractive investments. The direct lending arm of a firm can source potential opportunities for the private equity business to consider. The private equity manager can deliver information about industry peers that can inform the private credit team’s decisions about whether and how to lend to a company.

Interconnected business units can highlight industry trends and areas of conviction across the entire private markets ecosystem. In turn, this knowledge enables managers to be more selective, uncover opportunities where others have not, and avoid potential pitfalls.

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More expansive due diligence

The information advantage that comes from access to more data can also be a powerful risk mitigator. For instance, direct lenders must closely manage credit risk. The insight they gain, both within companies and across their industries, can offer valuable context that enables better risk management for the private equity and private real assets teams.

With every deal or financing, managers gain valuable insights and context about companies, geographies and industries. A non-siloed team can generate and share analytics that allow everyone to identify the highest-conviction opportunities.

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Faster speed to market

Successful private markets investing depends on the ability to act on opportunities before anyone else. When opportunity knocks, a collaborative firm can respond more quickly than a fragmented manager can. For example, one side of the house might identify a supply-demand imbalance in an industry that it believes will persist regardless of the current market or economic environment. This can lead to potential deal flow across the firm’s capabilities.

With information at their fingertips, managers can move more quickly than a firm that must start at square one. Real-time information about how companies and industries are doing on a daily, weekly and monthly basis enables managers to draw actionable investment conclusions and transact on them in a timely manner.

Collaboration leads to better outcomes

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Skilled investing is about connecting the dots. The more dots a manager sees, the more effective the decision-making will be. Private markets investment managers who have clarity over multiple asset classes—and processes in place to share information—are more likely to achieve durable results across market cycles.

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AccessAres is your resource for education and information about the private markets. Talk to us to learn more about these important asset classes.

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